Max K GERRY

(b. 27 May 1869 , Robbinston, Maine, USA d. 26 November 1940 , Greeley, Colorado, USA )

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Max K GERRY was born 27 May 1869 in Robbinston, Maine, USA

Max K GERRY was the child of Elbridge Joseph GERRY and Sophia Teresa JONES and the grandchild of: (paternal) Seth GARY (GERRY) and Mary STETSON

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Max K married Mary R THOMPSON 24 June 1891 in Greeley, Colorado, USA . Mary R THOMPSON was born abt. 1863 Mary R died 25 June 1928 in Colorado, USA.

Max K married (2) Florence W PENNINGTON 8 March 1930 in Golden, Jefferson, Colorado, USA . Florence W PENNINGTON was born 13 September 1880 in Iowa, USA. Florence W died 4 December 1969

Max K GERRY died 26 November 1940 in Greeley, Colorado, USA.
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Mary R THOMPSON-- Date: 24 June 1891 Place: Greeley, Colorado, USA
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Name: Max K Gerry
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Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 24 Jun 1891
Event Place: Weld, Colorado, United States
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Spouse's Name: Mary R Thompson
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Page: 825
GS Film number: 001690079
Digital Folder Number: 005203128
Image Number: 04073

"Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006," index and images, FamilySearch.org : accessed 16 Sep 2013), Max K Gerry and Mary R Thompson, 1891.

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Max K GERRY married

Florence W PENNINGTON-- Date: 8 March 1930 Place: Golden, Jefferson, Colorado, USA
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Name: Max K Gerry
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Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 08 Mar 1930
Event Place: Golden, Jefferson, Colorado, United States
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Spouse's Name: Florence Pennington
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Page: 17237
GS Film number: 001690079
Digital Folder Number: 005203128
Image Number: 04072

"Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006," index and images, FamilySearch.org : accessed 16 Sep 2013), Max K Gerry and Florence Pennington, 1930.

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1869 Birth
27 May 1869
Robbinston, Maine, USA

1870 Robbinston, Washington, Maine
name: Max Gerry
estimated birth year: 1869
gender: Male
age in 1870: 1y
color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
birthplace: Maine
home in 1870: Maine, United States
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Elbridge J Gerry M 45y Maine
Sophia T Gerry F 31y Maine
Mabel Gerry F 10y Maine
Nellie Gerry F 9y Maine
Mary Gerry F 7y Maine
Edith Gerry F 5y Maine
Seth Gerry M 3y Maine
Max Gerry M 1y Maine
1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1880 Robbinston, Washington, Maine
name: Max K. Gerry
residence: Robbinston, Washington, Maine
birthdate: 1869
birthplace: Maine, United States
relationship to head: Son
spouse's name:
spouse's birthplace:
father's name: Ellridge Gerry
father's birthplace: Maine, United States
mother's name: Sophia Gerry
mother's birthplace: Maine, United States
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
gender: Male
martial status: Single
age (expanded): 11 years
occupation: At Home
nara film number: T9-0489
page: 156
page character: A
entry number: 2045
film number: 1254489
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Ellridge Gerry M 55 Maine, United States
wife Sophia Gerry F 41 Maine, United States
dau Mable Gerry F 20 Maine, United States
dau Nellie Gerry F 19 Maine, United States
dau Mary Gerry F 17 Maine, United States
dau Edith Gerry F 15 Maine, United States
son Seth S. Gerry M 13 Maine, United States
son Max K. Gerry M 11 Maine, United States
dau Christine...Read MORE...

1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1891 Marriage / Partner
Max K GERRY and Mary R THOMPSON 24 June 1891, Greeley, Colorado, USA

He was 22 years old.

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1900 Lucerne, Weld, Colorado
name: Max Gerry
titles & terms:
event: Census
event date: 1900
event place: ED 202 Precincts 9, 34 Pleasant Valley, Lucerne, Weld, Colorado, United States
birth date: May 1869
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head of household: Head
father's birthplace: Maine
mother's birthplace: Maine
race or color (standardized): White
gender: Male
marital status: Married
years married: 8
estimated marriage year: 1892
mother how many children:
number living children:
immigration year:
page: 6
sheet letter: A
family number: 106
reference number: 32
film number: 1240130
digital folder number: 004119011
image number: 00710
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Max Gerry M 31 Maine
wife Mary Gerry F 37 Wisconsin
son George T Gerry M 6 Colorado
son John Gerry M 3 Colorado
Josephine Bihcin F 17 France
brother Eldredg Gerry 22 Maine
George Brawchn M 20 Ohio
1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 Lucerne, Weld, Colorado
name: Max R Gerry
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head of household: Self
residence: Lucerne, Weld, Colorado
marital status: Married
race : White
gender: Male
immigration year:
father's birthplace: Maine
mother's birthplace: Maine
family number: 3
page number:
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Max R Gerry M 39y Maine
wife Mary R Gerry F 46y Wisconsin
son George F Gerry M 14y Colorado
Victor Nelson M 22y Sweden
1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920 Lucerne, Weld, Colorado
name: Max K Gerry
residence: , Weld, Colorado
estimated birth year: 1870
age: 50
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head of household: Self
gender: Male
race: White
marital status: Married
father's birthplace:
mother's birthplace:
film number: 1820172
digital folder number: 4294442
image number: 00767
sheet number: 4
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Max K Gerry M 50y Maine
wife Mary Gerry F 56y Wisconsin
son George Gerry M 24y Colorado
1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

1928 Death of Spouse/Partner
Mary R THOMPSON died 25 June 1928, , Colorado, USA

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

1930 Marriage / Partner
Max K GERRY and Florence W PENNINGTON 8 March 1930, Golden, Jefferson, Colorado, USA

He was 60 years old.

1930 Lucerne, Weld, Colorado
name: Max Gerry
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Lucerne, Weld, Colorado
gender: Male
age: 58
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: Maine
estimated birth year: 1872
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Head
father's birthplace: Maine
mother's birthplace: Maine
enumeration district number: 0054
family number: 32
sheet number and letter: 2A
line number: 30
nara publication: T626, roll 252
film number: 2339987
digital folder number: 4531857
image number: 00174
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Max Gerry M 58 Maine
wife Florence Gerry F 49 Iowa
1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States

1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 Lucerne, Weld, Colorado
name: Max K Gerry
titles & terms:
event: Census
event year: 1940
event place: Election Precinct 34, Weld, Colorado, United States
gender: Male
age: 70
marital status: Married
race (original): White
race (standardized): White
relationship to head of household (original): Head
relationship to head of household (standardized): Head
birthplace: Maine
estimated birth year: 1870
residence in 1935: Same House
enumeration district number: 62-55
family number: 21
sheet number and letter: 1B
line number: 79
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 482
digital folder number: 005449332
image number: 00164
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Max K Gerry M 70 Maine
wife Florence W Gerry F 59 Iowa
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Obituary Information
The Greeley Daily Tribune, Greeley, Colorado 26 Nov 1940